Session goals
   •Identify the benefits and challenges of online teaching
   •Consider some communication and management 
    strategies for your class
   •Share ideas for active learning in an online environment
   Online classes
   1.What is your experience with online teaching and/or 
     learning?
   2.In previous classes you have taken or taught, what 
     learning strategies were effective? What strategies 
     were not? 
   3.What are your concerns about teaching online?
    Definitions
    • Synchronous learning – “live” activities with instructor and all 
     students
    • Asynchronous learning – activities completed on students own 
     time
    • Flipped class – asynchronous lectures, active learning during class 
     time
    • Hybrid class – blend of online and face-to-face teaching and 
     learning
   Some benefits of online teaching and 
   learning
   • Flexibility and convenience
   • Accessibility
   • Opportunities created by formalized asynchronous learning
   • Higher enrollment, retention and student satisfaction
      #1. How would your students and you 
      benefit from online teaching and learning?
    Some challenges of online teaching 
    and learning
    • Preparation time 
    • Creative strategies for teaching, engagement, and 
     assessment
    • Structuring class and communicating expectations to students
    • Managing communication 
    • Training students to use technology correctly
       #2. What specific challenge(s) do you 
       anticipate for your online, flipped, or hybrid 
       class?